Spicy Pumpkin Bread

It’s a gloomy, rainy day in southwest Florida due to a front coming through, but hopefully it will bring some cold, holiday-type air with it! Despite my strong desire to simply curl up on the couch with a blanket and my cats, I decided to be somewhat productive and headed to my kitchen. So, with feline friends at my feet and Christmas music playing in the background, I pulled out the flour and sugar and started making one of my favorite holiday treats.

This spicy pumpkin bread is actually more of a moist, tender and flavor-packed cake. It’s SO delicious, especially when paired with a hot cup of coffee or a cold glass of milk 🙂 My family has been making this recipe for many years — not sure where it originated, but it’s one of my favorites amidst the sea of ‘pumpkin bread’ recipes I’ve tried. The recipe makes two loaves, but you can easily make half a batch if you only have one loaf pan. It calls for canned pumpkin but if you have extra time and want to roast and puree your own fresh pumpkin, by all means, do that! The recipe comes together easily, and it even makes a beautiful, creamy batter. Once you pop it in the oven, though, wait about 20 minutes for some heavenly aromas to fill the house. . .cinnamon and cloves just scream of the holidays, don’t they?

This pumpkin bread makes a wonderful holiday gift, especially if wrapped in something retro-inspired like parchment paper and pretty ribbon or butcher’s twine.

So, now that the bread’s out of the oven and it’s still raining, maybe I can squeeze in a little nap?!? Shhh. . .don’t tell Brendan 🙂

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Pumpkin bread has always been one of my favorites and yours Nicole looks absolutely delicious. I’d like to offer a suggestion to any big Pumpkin bread fans out there. Try toasting it and adding a pat of butter. You’ll think you died and went to heaven.